May 26, Wednesday, 2021 (1:30 p.m.) Newsline

1. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced aid for Gaza as part of efforts to keep a ceasefire in place between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas. 2.The United States and Iran have resumed indirect consultations aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear accord.
3. The top U.S. diplomat in Japan has called on the representative of Taiwan in Tokyo. Charge d’affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Japan Joseph Young dined at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan on Monday.